Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
Life support — Life support, in the medical field, refers to a set of therapies for preserving a patient s life when essential body systems are not functioning sufficiently to sustain life unaided. Life support therapies utilize some combination of several… … Wikipedia
life support — n equipment, material, and treatment needed to keep a seriously ill or injured patient alive <research shows that if basic life support is used on serious trauma victims within four minutes and advanced life support within eight, nearly 50% of … Medical dictionary
life-support — adj providing support necessary to sustain life esp of, relating to, or being a life support system <life support equipment> … Medical dictionary
life-support — life′ support adj. med of or pertaining to equipment or measures that sustain or artificially substitute for essential body functions, as breathing, or that allow humans to function within a hostile environment, as outer space or ocean depths •… … From formal English to slang
life support — ► NOUN Medicine ▪ maintenance of vital functions following disablement or in an adverse environment … English terms dictionary
life-support — [līf′sə pôrt΄] adj. 1. Engineering designating or of any system that enables normal living in space, under water, etc. 2. Med. designating or of any device or system, usually connected directly to a patient, that can take over for a vital body… … English World dictionary
life-support — adjective of or pertaining to equipment or methods used to sustain life • Pertains to noun: ↑life support system * * * ¦ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ adjective : providing support necessary to sustain life ; especially : of, relating to, or being a life… … Useful english dictionary
life support — noun 1. equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions the astronauts relied on their life support systems • Syn: ↑life support system • Hypernyms: ↑equipment 2. medical equipment that assists or replaces… … Useful english dictionary
life-support — /luyf seuh pawrt , pohrt /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to equipment or measures that sustain or artificially substitute for essential body functions, as breathing or disposal of body wastes: Without life support equipment, the patient might die. 2 … Universalium
life-support — adjective Date: 1965 providing support necessary to sustain life; especially of or relating to a system providing such support < life support equipment > … New Collegiate Dictionary
